Joined on 11/29/10
Reliable and QUIET!
Pros: I've had this running for a number of months now, and it's been a dream. No Problems, plenty of power, and absolutely silent. Well packaged and NEWEGG's service is gold star. I used this to upgrade an OEM student/office from Lenovo. You can bet your sweet bippy I'll be looking for another one when I do a custom build one beautiful day!
Cons: None encountered yet
Overall Review: wires are sturdy and connectors are robust documentation is more than adequate includes pouch for cable storage VERY WELL padded and packed for shipping
Great Idea, Poorly Executed and Backed
Pros: Saves space, energy effecient, ductless drying does not raise humidity in your house--in fact, I think it lowers it!
Cons: Design flaw: water leaks from the tray at top left front (where you're supposed to put your powdered additives) even when you do not put anything in, powdered additives DO NOT dissolve--blocking the outlet. Only one temperature for drying--BARBECUE! Ductless drying means you have perpetual lint/hair balls in your clothes. LED 'error' messages usually translate to 'call a professional.' No web tech forum for even savvy DIY people or pros; my pro can't get anything useful from the manufacturer, either. You gotta hand-wash anything chunky out before you wash--or else it'll clog up the water pump. No lint trap to empty. I know three other people with this same machine (supplied by seller of condos) that have ended up with the same problem: eventually you get a fault that translates to "air temperature failed to raise after five minutes in the drying cycle, call a professional" but nothing seems to solve the problem. I'm saving up to switch to a Meile or something like that.
Works well
Pros: small, easy-to-use
Cons: none
Overall Review: added to my home computers to increase media access and facilitate moving files around
Great Item!
Pros: Small easy to set up runs cooler than my last SurfBoard
Cons: The "green" lights look yellow
Overall Review: I purchased this to replace my 'G' Surfboard cable modem/wireless router. I now have more than twice the gadgets on my network. I enjoy being able to put my different types of gadgets on different frequencies so the slow ones don't slow the fast ones down. This one keeps up nicely and was easy to set up--although if my mom were the purchaser I'd certainly have to set it up for her. It is much smaller and lighter than my old one and runs cooler too. The only confusing thing I've found is that the 'green' lights look yellow to me (I'm NOT colorblind). Anyway, when all of the lights are on solid except the two indicators for the different channels, you are golden. No problem with comcast. The signal reaches around my house and out into the surrounding area nicely even though part of the downstairs has brick outside. I can surf even down the street and in my neighbor's house. Works with my various computers, Rokus, Kindle Fires, SmartPhones, etc. As always, NewEgg got it here quickly and well-packed. One of my friends had an issue with something they bought here, and NewEgg handled it quickly and with no fuss, so I often buy an item for a little more money that NewEgg has rather than risk problems with another seller. My neighbor is paying like $10.00/month to lease a similar (older, fewer features, less user-friendly) unit from Comcast, and she's thinking about buying this instead!
Great Program
Pros: I started using SMPro way back before it became so user-friendly. It is still a Geek-ette's dream, but now it's easier to use, and much harder to inadvertantly harm your system. I go to many places on the 'net that harbor malware, and I've been delighted at all the crud that the anti-malware feature has stopped. The tools seem comprehensive and well-organized, there are tutorials for people who want them, and there is even a nifty desktop gadget you can install if you want--it alerts you to problems without having to go look for them! I took one of my computers with SMPro on it in for a 'free checkup' out of curiosity, and their software found NO problems. I have also used Fix-it Tools intermittantly, but I prefer the way SMPro integrates individual tools for the option of completing many related tasks at once--this is really handy for setting up a new computer (or when you reload the OS), or when you just need to run less frequent maintenance tasks. The scheduler is easy and reliable, allowing time- and resource- consuming maintenance tasks to run at YOUR convenience (mine run while I'm at work or asleep). SMPro makes it easy for me to keep everything in tip-top shape, from registry keys to device drivers, and disc surface scans and defragging. I've been able to rely on it to search for updates, and stop the individual services from loading at boot-up--and that makes for a faster boot-up and more available machine resources for what you are trying to accomplish. There is even a tool specific to solid state drives that is tailored to the particular needs of SSDs. I like that SMPro seems to take up fewer resources, and is clearer about what exactly it's doing than other 'user-friendly' maintenance packages (like the one with 360 in the name).
Cons: Gee, I can't think of any.
Overall Review: After recommending it to my 'older' parents (dad is in his 70s now), they started using it and he likes it really well. Mom is still a tad 'out of the loop' but the program is easy enough to use that I can walk her through it on the phone.
Four Years Later, still a formidable unit!
Pros: Been a great model for college, with ample capabilities for the software demands AND entertainment capabilities, too!
Cons: Not HP's fault: I bought a display model that had been directly in contact with a solid sheet metal shelf. I've had to send it in twice for warranty work (but to the third-party extended warranty outfit, not HP) for new MBx2, new primary HDx1, and new RAM x2. The motherboard alone cost twice what the extended warranty did, so I always recommend the additional warranty.
Overall Review: I've never regretted buying computers with more resources and expandability than I've thought I needed--it allows me to upgrade and use the machines far past the 'usual' three-year 'obselecense' factor!